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Pharrell Williams is a Contemporary R&B and Funk act. Their catalogue also touches Hip hop, Pop and Rock. Their sound grew out of Julee Cruise, 2 Chainz, Roy Ayers, Charlie Wilson and Mirwais. Those roots explain a lot about how Pharrell Williams arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as OFWGKTA, Childish Gambino, Clipse, GoldLink and JAY-Z, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Migos, Flower Boy, Miguel, Jacob Collier and Little Big Town, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 108 connections around Pharrell Williams, reaching back through Julee Cruise and forward to Migos. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Pharrell Williams connections
Pharrell Williams grew out of Julee Cruise, 2 Chainz, Roy Ayers and Charlie Wilson, shares an orbit with OFWGKTA, Childish Gambino, Clipse and GoldLink, went on to shape Migos, Flower Boy, Miguel and Jacob Collier. 108 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Pharrell Williams
Sounds and acts that shaped Pharrell Williams.
- Julee Cruiseartist
- 2 Chainzartist
- Roy Ayersartist
- Charlie Wilsonartist
- Mirwaisartist
- Got to Give It Upartist
- Beach Fossilsartist
- Armand van Heldenartist
- Roy Ayers Ubiquityartist
- Kim Burrellartist
- Woodkidartist
- Utadaartist
- Steve Angelloartist
- Maggie Rogersartist
- Kendrick Lamarartist
- Junkie XLartist
- Tobe Nwigweartist
- Sebastian Ingrossoartist
- Ant Clemonsartist
- Rodney Partist
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- Teddy Rileyartist
- Marvin Gayeartist
- Mikaartist
- Busta Rhymesartist
- T.I.artist
- Hikaru Utadaartist
- Sérgio Mendesartist
Artists similar to Pharrell Williams
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Pharrell Williams.
- OFWGKTAartist
- Childish Gambinoartist
- Clipseartist
- GoldLinkartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Pusha Tartist
- The Internetartist
- Timbalandartist
- Omarionartist
- OutKastartist
- Estelleartist
- Missy Elliottartist
- Musiqartist
- Q-Tipartist
- Domo Genesisartist
- Maseartist
- Casey Veggiesartist
- Ty Dolla $ignartist
- Matt Martiansartist
- Will Smithartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Dreamvilleartist
- A$AP Mobartist
- Consequenceartist
- Sisqóartist
Bands Pharrell Williams shaped
Where the influence of Pharrell Williams travelled next.
- Migosartist
- Flower Boyartist
- Miguelartist
- Jacob Collierartist
- Little Big Townartist
- Shaboozeyartist
- Lil Xanartist
- Jon Bellionartist
- Sheppardartist
- Cassiusartist
- Pi'erre Bourneartist
- I Was Gonna Cancelartist
- Only the Youngartist
- You Don't Know What to Doartist
- No Hay Igualartist
- Amir Obeartist
- Allan Kingdomartist
- Pusha Tartist
- Kid Inkartist
- Ludacrisartist
- Blxstartist
- Cris Cabartist
- Sara Bareillesartist
- Steve Lacyartist
- C. Tanganaartist
- Cara Delevingneartist
- Bishop Nehruartist
- Guapdad 4000artist
- What So Notartist
- TisaKoreanartist
- Nigoartist
- Child Rebel Soldierartist
- Liam Payneartist
- Chance the Rapperartist
- Wreckx-N-Effectartist
- Clipseartist
- Mystikalartist
- JAY-Zartist
- Nellyartist
- Kelisartist
- Babyfaceartist
- Britney Spearsartist
- Justin Timberlakeartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Gwen Stefaniartist
- Madonnaartist
- The Strokesartist
- Maroon 5artist
- Shakiraartist
- Uffieartist
- Mike Posnerartist
- Daft Punkartist
- Azealia Banksartist
- Lupe Fiascoartist
- CeeLo Greenartist
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